EL PASO-JUAREZ-LAS CRUCES

Binational Health Council (BHC)

The Co-Presidents of El Paso and Las Cruces resigned one week before the strategic planning workshop. Interim Co-presidents were appointed until elections can be held with new membership.

Only the three state health authorities had been members of the COBINAS for several years. A recruitment campaign aimed at building membership of at least 20 new organizations has been launched.

Therefore, there was no representative quorum to prepare a Strategic Plan during the spring of 2008. A Strategic planning workshop will be held once new membership has been recruited.

Vision

Good health for all, without barriers and without borders.

Mission

Our mission is to unite efforts to gather and share information, and combine resources to create a healthy environment in the Paso del Norte Region.

Priorities

In April 16-17, 2008, a two days Workshop was held in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua respectively to: identify the principal public health issues within the BHC Region; characterize the Local Public Health Systems within the BHC region; identify current and future public health programs and plans with in the BHC region; present principal public health issues within each jurisdiction; prioritize binational public health issues; and perform Gap analysis.

The binational priority public health issues identified were:

1.  Diabetes

2.  Obesity

3.  Tuberculosis

4.  Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs)

5.  Addiction & Substance Abuse

Agendas, Minutes, and other Documents

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Contact Information

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Interim Co-President

Bea Martínez

Office of Border Health

Texas Department of State Health Services

401 E. Franklin, Suite 210

El Paso, Texas 79901

Tel.: (915) 834-7746

Email:

Interim Co-President

Angie Sanchez

Community Development Coordinator

Office of Border Health

New Mexico Department of Health

1170 N. Solano, Suite L

Las Cruces, NM 88001

Tel.: (505) 528-5123

Email:

Co-President

Dr. Héctor Puertas Rincones

Director de la Jurisdicción Sanitaria No. II

Servicios de Salud de Chihuahua

Paseo Triunfo de la Rep. No. 3530

Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua

Tel.: (656) 613-5510

Email:

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Last Updated August 21, 2008

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